In the letter to the Union Minister Gadkari, Tejaswi stated how rivers
in Bihar especially Ganga, Sone, Gandak and Mahananda had wrecked havoc
in the state and damaged the national highways as water level rose
unprecedentedly and flowed over the national highways.

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Rohit Kumar Singh

Patna

September 17, 2016

UPDATED: September 17, 2016 21:49 IST

Bihar Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav

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Tejaswi Yadav has shot a letter to Nitin Gadkari over damaged national highways

Massive floods which hit Bihar last month because of damaged National Highways

Tejaswi also sent a detailed report of flood damaged roads to Gadkari

Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav has shot a letter to Union Minister for Road and Highways, Nitin Gadkari over the damaged national highways in the state. Several national highways in the state were badly damaged as a result of massive floods which hit Bihar last month.

In the letter to the Union Minister Gadkari, Tejaswi stated how rivers in Bihar especially Ganga, Sone, Gandak and Mahananda had wrecked havoc in the state and damaged the national highways as water level rose unprecedentedly and flowed over the national highways.

"Due to these floods, dangerous potholes and cuts have developed in the road crust and eroded shoulders badly. There has been dangerous breaches in many stretches of national highways in the state", wrote Tejaswi Yadav.

Letter sent to Union Minister for Road and Highways, Nitin Gadkari by Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav

Tejaswi also sent a detailed report of flood damaged roads to the Union Minister for better understanding of the ground realities. The deputy CM demanded that these damaged national highways required emergent repair to restore traffic on them.

The deputy CM further added reconstruction of roads and replacement and rehabilitation of bridges was also urgently required to restore road assets in original condition. Tejaswi demanded the Centre to provide Rs 28.39 crores for repair of the national highways and Rs 187.49 crore for national highways under road construction department.

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